What appears to be a cupboard is actually a staircase leading up to a tiny loft bedroom in this 18th-century barn in Norfolk, England, that Lynch Architects has converted into a holiday home (+ slideshow). More about Converted barn by Lynch Architects includes an interpretation of a Norfolk winder stair
A pedestrian bridge in Bristol, England, is the latest architectural landmark to be enveloped in fog by Japanese artist Fujiko Nakaya (+ slideshow). More about Fujiko Nakaya hides Bristol bridge inside a blanket of fog
Homeware retailer Made.com has opened a showroom in London's Soho, featuring a shopfront based on a pin-art toy and a series of domestic sets combined with full-scale video projections (+ slideshow). More about Bureau de Change combines furniture with digital projections for second Made.com showroom
A black box looms over the rusty steel facade of this complex of artists' studios and apartments, created by architecture studio Featherstone Young on the former site of a board-game factory in north London (+ slideshow). More about Featherstone Young replaces board-game factory with apartments and artists' studios
Behind the Georgian facade of a dilapidated house and workshop in west London, West Architecture has slotted in a new residence that pairs industrial fittings with period details (+ slideshow). More about West Architecture guts a Georgian townhouse and rebuilds with industrial fittings
Two new structures have been erected by students amongst the trees of Hooke Park, England – a translucent pyramid suspended from the branches and a wooden burrow that nestles amongst the trunks (+ slideshow). More about Floating pyramid and wooden tunnel built in the woods by Architectural Association students
News: architecture firm Gensler wants to repurpose London's abandoned tube tunnels to create a subterranean network of pathways that generate electricity as people walk and cycle through them. More about London's derelict tube tunnels reimagined as a pedestrian and cycle network
News: London studio Raw Edges will install a new floor and seating using a grid of dyed timber inside the sculpture gallery at Chatsworth House in England's Peak District. More about Raw Edges to fill stately home gallery with colourful wood patterns
The Whitworth gallery in Manchester has reopened following an extensive renovation by London architecture studio MUMA that included the addition of two new glass and brick gallery wings (+ slideshow). More about MUMA unveils glass and brick extensions to Manchester's Whitworth gallery
Diners are invited to imagine mid 20th-century Bombay at this restaurant in a former railway transit shed close to King's Cross station in London (+ slideshow). More about Dishoom restaurant brings Bombay dining to a railway warehouse in London's King's Cross
Gold-coloured tiles cover the walls of this extension to a school in London by architecture studio Hayhurst and Co, while its roofline stretches up to meet the gable end of an adjacent Victorian building (+ slideshow). More about Hayhurst and Co adds a golden extension to a Victorian London school
Forming a new end to a 1960s housing estate in London, this timber-framed house extension was designed to look contemporary but also to match the aesthetic of the original block (+ slideshow). More about Maccreanor Lavington extends a 1960s London housing estate with a modern interpretation
Architects Tom and James Teatum have reshuffled the upper-floor layout of two houses in west London to create a pair of double-fronted flats – one spread across the second floor and another squeezed beneath the newly extended rafters (+ slideshow). More about Teatum+Teatum squeezes a new flat into the top of two Victorian homes
A tapered column of cast concrete supports the underside of a dark oak staircase inside one of the residences that occupies this converted London garage by Patalab Architecture (+ slideshow). More about Single concrete leg props a staircase inside converted Primrose Hill garage by Patalab
Behind the Georgian facade of a historic London property, architecture office Cullinan Studio has overhauled living spaces to create an oak-framed family room that opens out to the garden (+ movie). More about Cullinan Studio transforms Hampstead house with glazed garden room
News: London mayor Boris Johnson has approved plans to create Europe's longest segregated cycle lane through the city centre. More about London mayor backs new cycle superhighway
News: construction is now under way on a public square underneath Richard Seifert's iconic Centre Point tower in London, as part of a major redevelopment by Rick Mather Architects and Conran & Partners (+ movie). More about Work starts on public plaza beneath Richard Seifert's Centre Point
News: a twin-towered residential development by Foster + Partners is set to become the most cycle-friendly high-rise in London, with one bike parking space per bedroom. More about Foster's London towers to feature one bike parking space per bedroom
A ribbon of pale wood wraps the interior of this split-level flat renovated by architect Carl Trenfield, encompassing kitchen units, storage cupboards and a staircase. More about Carl Trenfield adds perforated timber around the rooms and stairs of a London home
London architect Carl Turner has developed a design for a prefabricated floating house and has made the plans available to download via an open-source architecture website. More about Carl Turner design open-source house that floats on floodwater